Mechanism for making type and type-bars.



V P. H. RIGHARDS. MECHANISM FOR MAKING TYPE AND TYPE BARS. APPLICATIONFILED MAR..11, 1903 RENEWED JULY 12, I910.

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P. H. RICHARDS. I MEGHANISM FOR MAKING TYPE AND TYPE BARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1903. RENEWED JULY 12, 191-0.

Patented Nov. 29, I910.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1993. EENEWED JULY 12, 1910. I 976,920.Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

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main r are FRANCIS H. RICHARDS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB, BYMESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO AMERICAN TYPOGBAPI-IIC CORPORATION, ACORIQBATION 01E ARIZONA TERRITORY.

MECHANISM FOR MAKING TYPE AND TYPE-BARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application filed March 11, 1903, Serial No. 147,219. Renewed July 12,1910. Serial No. 571,658.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FnANoIs H. RIoI-IARDs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMechanism for Making Types and Type-Bars, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to mechanism for making types either singly or inthe close relation exhibited in a line of type or a typebar.

In the fashioning of blanks by machines it has been found desirable inpractice to advance the blank and die toward each other,

or to advance one of them, with strong pressure, causing the metal ormaterial of the blank to be pressed into the cavities of the die andform impressions corresponding to the cavities of the die, and whilesuch pressure is going on to bring into use auxiliary appliances forapplying pressure in the re gion of the die. The mechanism may beconstituted so that the blank will be supported by a holder and advancedwith strong pressure toward the die and the auxiliary appliance mountedadjacent to the position occupied by the blank, which auxiliaryappliances may conveniently be supported by the carriage and move at arate of speed faster than that at which the blank is beino; moved,whereby the pressure exerted will gradually displace the metal ormaterial of the blank, enabling it to be perfectly impressed in the diecavities, during which pressure a relative oscillation may be pro ducedbetween the blank and die at the impression point. The presentimprovement in mechanism is adapted for producing these beneficialresults in the fashioning of blanks, and as herein illustrated themechanism adapted for producing typebars.

In the dr; wings accompanying and forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is an end elevation, partly broken away, illustratupon a frame9, which is provided with an arched standard 10 carrying an elongatedjournal bearing 11 for-supporting the shaft 12 of a die-carrier 13,which in the present instance is in the form of a disk provided at itsperiphery with a series of' dies 14, eight dies being shown in thepresent instance for the purpose of illustration The shaft 12 hasmounted thereon a knurled hand wheel 15 for use in adjusting the carrierto locate a chosen die 'at the working point. The carrier is providedwith a hole or recess 16 corresponding to each die, and mounted ,uponthe journal 11 is a standard 17 carrying an elongated sleeve-likejournal 18 in which is a bolt 19 organized to engage with the holes orrecesses 16, which bolt is provided at its end with a handle 20 for thepurpose of withdrawing the same, some suitable means being employed forreturning the bolt to its locked position, here shown as a spiral spring21 engaging a head on the bolt and located within the bearing 18.

The work of the machine is here shown as being a typebarblan-k 22, whichin the present instance is supported by a blankholder '23 having agroove 2-1 constituting a pocket for receiving the major portion of theblank. At the edge of such groove the walls thereof are inclined towardone side, so that there is provided an overhanging wall or face 25 inthe nature of an anvil and a wall or face 26 sloping away from thegroove. Such shaped groove will be organized to accommodate a blankwhich has a bend in itlengthwise. The holder in the present instance ismounted upon a pair of arms 27 having hubs 28 mounted upon a shaft 29supported in hearings in the machine frame. For the purpose of advancingthe blank toward the die a short shaft 30 is shown as connecting thearms 27, to which shaft is pivoted a link 31 having a forked end 32embracing a driver-shaft 33. The link carries a roll 34 riding upon adriver upon the shaft consisting in the present instance of a cam-wheel35, whereby upon the rotation of the shaft the blank-holder will beadvanced toward the die-carrier and upon a suflicient advance of theholder the blank will be squeezed against the die and the materialthereof forced into the cavities of the die. The holder is shownprovided upon its side with ways 36 in which is mounted a slide 37having a plain die 38 at its upper edge. The ways 36 are shown at anangle to the groove 24.

ceiving a pivot pin 40 which passes through an elongated opening 41 inan arm 42 secured to a sleeve 43 mounted upon the shaft 29. The sleeve43 is also provided with an arm 44- to which is pivoted a link 45 havingayoke46 embracing the driver-shaft and provided with a roll 47 runningupon the pressure will not only induce a perfectly formed impressionupon the blank, but will also produce a typebar which is not reversible,thereby affording greater facility in the making up of a form ofprepared bars.

. Suitable means may be employed for ad vancing the blank after eachimpression, which in the present instance is shown as a feed-screw 49mounted upon a shaft 50 having bearings 51 on the blank-holder.' Theshaft 51 is provided with a head 52 for the purpose of rotating thescrew to advance the blank.

The driving-shaft 33 may be rotated by any convenient means, here shownas a handcrank 53 mounted upon a shaft 54 provided with a spiralgear-wheel 55 meshing with a corresponding spiral gear-wheel 56 fastupon such driving-shaft. It will be seen, especially by reference toFig. 2, that the link 31 for advancing the blank is applied nearer theblank-carrying groove than to the center of the shaft 29 and that thearms or levers for advancing the cocperative die 38 are so organizedthat the link 45 is operative upon the short end of the lever, wherebythe same throw of cam will cause a much greater movement of the slide 37of the cooperative die than the movement imparted to the blank-holder,although the excess of movement of the cocperative die will not in mostinstances greatly exceed that of the blank.

In the diagrammatic development of the cams in'Fig. 5 the line 55represents the'cam face of the driver 35 and the line 56 represents thecam face of the driver 48; The dotted line under line 56 corresponds tothe line 55. Thus it will be seen that the driver 7 for advancing theholder has a substantially 35 up to about the line 40, when it graduallyfalls, from which line to about the line 55 the difference of advance isnot so pro nounced, and from such line'to the line 68 Upon the end ofthe slide 37 opposite the die is a pair of eyes 39 reline of this lattercam, falls away or toward the line of the former cam. By thisorganization the advance of the universal or auxiliary die 38, andconsequently the advance of a portion of the blank acted upon will be ata constant accelerated ratio to the ad Vance of the blank-holder and thebalance of the blank. The accelerated movement, however, ceases prior tothe withdrawal of the blank from the forming die, to the end that asquare or accurate face may be made upon the type head and that suchtype head will not be distorted by the universal die after the blank hasbeen withdrawn from the support of the forming die.

In some applications it may be desirable in fashioning the blank toimpart a relative oscillation between the blank and die, to carry outwhich feature the device illustrated in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 will make thesame possible. In this instance the shaft 12 will have its elongatedbearing 11 carried by arms 60 which have hubs 61 embracing a shaft 62supported by a bearing 63 in a horn or standard 64 of the machine frame.

One of the hubs is shown provided with a hand-lever 65. Mounted upon theshaft 12 is a spur-wheel 66 and adjacent to such spur-wheel is a sector67 normally constituted to mesh with such spur-wheel. The sector isshown as mounted upon the rocker 68 pivoted at 69 to eyes 70 of themachine frame. The rocker is provided with a handle 71 for moving itinto and out of mesh with the gear-wheel, it being necessary to move itout of gear upon the locating of a chosen die. One of the arms 60 isprovided with a pointer 72 registering with exponents 73 carried by aflange on the gear-wheel 66 which will indicate the location of theselected die. The rocker is provided with an arm 74 having a pin 75engaged by a leaf spring 76 for returning the sector to its meshingposition. By this organization the die may be oscillated during thepressure of the blank against it, so that the formation of theimpression upon the blank may be more complete. In this instance thedriving-shaft 33 is organized to be driven by'means controlled by theoscillating device to the end that in the formation of an impressionupon the blank in each instance the die will be given the same number ofoscillations, to which end a ratchet-wheel 77 is secured to the drivingshaft 33 and a pawl 78 is carried by an arm 79 embracing the shaft 33, asuitable spring 80 being employed for holding the pawl in engagementwith the ratchet. A link 81 connects the arm 79 with an arm 82 securedto one of the hubs 61.

Upon each depressionof the hand-lever in giving an excursion to the diethe pawl will be fed forward over the ratchet, and upon raising thehand-lever to give the die p 65 or'where the drop face of the cam is thean excursion in the opposite direction the .cursion of oscillation willbe while the blank remains in a temporarily stationary position and thereverse excurslon of oscillation will be while both such advances aretaking place. Suitable means may be employed for returning the parts totheir various normal positions, there being shown 1n the presentlnstance a spiral sprlng 83 for returning the blank-holder and a spiralspring 84: for returning the auxiliary presser or die.

For the purpose of illustration, the ma chine is here shown as manuallycontrolled in all its parts, yet it will be apparent that this form hasbeen adopted for convenience in illustrating, which in practice may beemployed in such surroundings that the application of power or othermeans for controlling the various parts of the device may be otherwiseapplied.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. The combination with adie of a holder having work feeding means operative upon the holder tobring the die and work into cnga gement, and means to act upon the workauxiliarily to and in excess of the feed. of the holder.

.2. The combination with ya die of means to feed the work thereto, andmeans to act upon a portion of the work to advance such portion inexcess of the feed.

3. The combination with a die, of a holder having work feeding meansoperative upon the holder to bring the -.die and work into engagen' ent,an d means to act upon the work in excess of the feed of the holder.

The combination with a die, of means for advancing ,a blank bodily inthe general direction of the die and means for advancing a portion ofthe blank in the direction of the die.

The combination with a series of dies, of means for shifting a selecteddie into the working position; a blank-carriage; means for advancing thecarriage for advancing a blank carried by the same against the die; acooperative die carried by the carriage; and means for advancing thesame against the blank during the advance of the car riage.

6. The combination with a number of dies, of means to shift a chosen dieto the working position; a carriage for a blank provided with a channelto hold the major portion of the blank; a face overhanging such channel;a face sloping away from such channel; and

a die carried by the carriage and organized to engage the portion of theblank held between such overhanging face and the sloping face. I

Y. The combination with a die, of means to hold a blank; means to bringthe blank and die into impressing engagement; means to cause relativeoscillation between the die and blank :at the point of impression; vandmeans to localize and accentuate the pressure between the blank and thedie.

St. The combination with a die, of a blankholder; means to press theblank and die together; and a cooperative die carried by the holder andorganizel to accentuate the pressure upon the blank in the region of thedie.

9. The combination with a series of forming dies; a rotary carrier onwhich the dies are mounted; means for locating a chosen die at theworking position; die-carriage having a channel for the reception of ablank, a portion of which channel is at an angle to the remainderthereof; a cooperative die carried by the carriage and organized toengage the blank near its edge; means for advancing the carriage; meanscontrolled by said advancing means for advancing the cooperative die; anoscillatory arm carried by the die-carrier; a spur-wheel upon thecarrier; a sector adjacent thereto; means for oscillatin said arm tooscillate the dies; and means controlled by said oscillatory arm foractuating the means for advancing the carriage and cooperative die.

10. The combination with a series of dies, of a carrier therefor; aspur-wheel connected to the carrier; a rock-shaft; an arm sup portingthe die-carrier and connected with the rock-shaft; means for rockingsaid shaft; a sector {adjacent to the spur-wheel; a blankcarriercomprising a block provided with a groove substantially perpendicular tothe general working face of the die and having the portion of suchgroove for the part of the blank adjacent to the head at an angle to theportion for holding the body of the blank; a shaft; a pair of arms looseon the shaft and secured to such die-carrier; a link dependent from thearms; a driver-shaft; a cam thereon to throw such link; a cooperativedie mounted. upon the carriage and organized to engage the blankadjacent to the part held in the angular portion of the groove; a sleeveupon said shaft; an arm secured to the sleeve and organized to actuatesaid cooperative die; a link; an arm fast on the sleeve and coupled tothe link; a cam upon the driver-shaft organized to throw such link; aratchet-wheel upon said driver-shaft; and a pawl controlled by therock-shaft supporting the die-carrier.

11. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank toward thedie; and

means to apply pressure to one side of the blank at an angle to the faceof the die and to the line of advance of the blank.

12. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank toward thetie in a line substantially perpendicular to the normal face of the die;means to apply pressure upon .a line at an angle thereto to one side ofthe blank; and means to oscillate the die during such application ofpressure.

1 3. The comblnation wlth a die, of a blank carriage; means foradvancing the carriage toward the die; a cooperative die carried by theblank carriage for forcing the blank against said die,

and means controlled by j the advancing means of the carriage for activedie carried by the carriage and organized, to engage the blank near itsedge; means for advancing the carriage; means controlled by saidadvancing meansrfor advancing the cooperative die; an oscillatory armcarrying the die-carrier; a spur-wheel upon the carrier; a sectoradjacent thereto; and means for oscillating said arm to oscillate thedies. 7

15. The combination with a die, of means to hold a blank; means to shiftthe holding means to press the blank against the die and force. themetal of the blank into the cavity of the die; and auxiliary means topress the metal of the blank at an angle to the pres sure incident tothe shift of the holding means and cumulative to such pressure. .16. Thecombination with a die, of means for forcing the substance of a blankinto the cavities of the die, and means operative upon the blank at anangle to the general line of action of said forcing means to force aportion of the blank at greater pressure than the rest of the blank.

17. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank toward thedie, and means to advance a portion of the blank at an accelerated rateof speed.

I r 18. The combination with a die of means to hold a blank having anoffset portion; means to advance the edge of such offset portion againstthe die; and means to apply pressure to the juncture of offset towardthe general plane of the blank andtoward the die. a

19. The combination with'a die of means 'to gradually advance a blanktoward the die and rapidly withdraw the sametherefrom; auxiliary meansto advance a portion of the blank; and means to actuate the same towithdraw said auxiliary means prior to the withdrawal of the blank.

20. The combination with a die, of a blank-carrier, means to advance theblankcarrier toward the die; means to oscillate the die during theadvance of the blankcarrier; and means controlled by the oscillatingmeans to actuate the advancing means.

21. The combination with a series of dies, of a rotary carrier therefor;a spur-wheel fast to the carrier; a sector to gear with such spur-wheel;means to shift the sector into and out of'gear therewith; and means tooscillate the carrier.

22. The combination with a blank-holder; arms supporting theblank-holder; a shaft on which the arms are mounted; a bar connect-ingthe arms; a link pivoted thereto; means to throw the link; ways upon theholder; a die having guide surfaces shiftable in such ways; a sleeveupon said shaft; a lever carried by the sleeve and having one endengaging the die; a link pivoted to the other end; and means controlledby the means for throwing said former link to throw the latter link inan opposite direc- U011.

23. The combination with a working tool, of means to gradually advance ablank to ward the die and withdraw the same therefrom; auxiliary meansto act upon a portion of the blank adjacent to the tool; and means toactuate said auxiliary means and to withdraw the same prior to thewithdrawal of the blank.

24. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank toward thedie; means to oscillate the die during the advance of the blank; andmeans actuated by the oscillating means to control the advance of theblank.

25. The combination with a series of tools, of a carrier therefor; anaxle upon which the carrier is mounted; a spur-wheel mounted upon theaxle; a sector organized to gear .with the spur-wheel; means to shiftthe sector into and out of gear therewith; an oscillatory support forthe axle; and means to oscillate the support.

26. The combination with a blank holder; of a shaft; arms to support theblank holder mounted on the shaft; a link pivoted to the arms adjacentto the blank-holder; ways upon the holder; a die having guide surfacesshiftable in such ways; a sleeve upon said shaft; a lever carried by thesleeve and having its longer end pivoted to the die; a link pivoted tothe other end of the lever; and interdependent means to throw the links.

27. A blank-holder for machine embracing a body provided with a groovehaving a considerable portion thereof situated upon one plane and aportion thereof at an angle to such lane.

28. A blank-holder or a typographica typographicmachine consisting of ablock having a groove or pocket, the walls at the edge of such grooveoccupying a plane at an angle to the plane of the major portion of thewalls of such groove whereby one wall overhangs the major portion of thegroove and the other wall slopes away from the same.

29. A blank-holder for a typographic machine consisting of a blockhaving a groove or pocket, the walls constituting the edge of suchgroove occupying a plane at an angle to the plane of the major portionof the walls of such groove whereby one wall overhangs such portion ofthe groove and the other walls slopes away from the same; ways on theholder at the side toward which the walls of the groove incline; a slidemounted in such ways; and a die carried by the slide and organized toengage a blank occupying the groove at a point adjacent to the edgethereof.

30. The combination with a working tool, of a blank-holder consisting ofa block having a groove or pocket, the walls constituting the edges ofsuch groove occupying a plane at an angle to the plane of the majorportion of the walls of such groove whereby one wall overhangs suchmajor portion of the groove and the other wall slopes away from thesame; means to advance the holder toward the die; an auxiliary die; andmeans to shift the same toward the overhanging wall.

31. The combination with a blank-holder provided with means to hold ablank in a determined plane, of a shaft; arms to support theblank-holder and mounted on the shaft; a link pivoted to the armsadjacent to the blank-holder; ways upon the holder at an angle to theplane in which the blank may be held; a slide shiftable thereon; a diecarried by the slide; a sleeve upon said shaft; a lever carried by thesleeve and having in its longer end a slot; a pin carried by the slideand in the embrace of the slot; a link pivoted to the other end of thelever; and interdependent means to throw the links in differentdirections.

32. The combination with a die, of means for holding a blank; means foradvancing a blank held thereby against the die; means for oscillatingthe die; and means controlled by the excursions of oscillation in onedirection to advance the blank during such excursions.

33. The combination with a die, of a blank-holder; means for oscillatingthe die; and means controlled by the oscillating means for advancing theholder toward the die during the excursions in one direction of theoscillations.

34. The combination with a die, of a blank-holder; means to oscillatethe die; means for advancing the blank-holder step by step toward thedie; and means actuated by the oscillating means for controlling theadvancing means of the blank-holder.

The combination with a die, of a blank-holder; means to oscillate thedie; means for advancing the blank-holder step by step toward the die;means actuated by the oscillating means for controlling the advancingmeans of the blank-holder; means for advancing a portion of the blank inexcess of the blank generally; and means controlled by the saidcontrolling means for advancing the same step by step contemporaneouslywith the advance steps of the blank.

36. The combination with a series of work-performing members of meansfor shifting a selected work-performing memher into working position,a-work-carrying member, means for advancing the work against thework-performing member, a cooperative work-performing member, and meansfor advancing the same against the work during the advance of thecarrier.

37. The combination with a series of work-performing members of means toshift a chosen work-performing member to a working position, a carriagefor the work provided with a channel to hold the major portion thereof,face overhanging such channel, a face sloping away from such channel,and a work-performing member carried by the carriage and organized toengage the portion of the work held between such overhanging face andsuch sloping face.

38. The combination with a series of work-performing members of means toshift a chosen work-performing member to the working position, a workcarrier provided with means to hold the or portion of the work, and awork-performing member carried by the carrier and organized to engagethe portion of the blank held by the holding means.

39. The combination with a work-performing member of means to hold thework means to bring said member and work into operative engagement,means to cause relative oscillation between the work and workperformingmember at the point of operative engagement, and means to localize andaccentuate such cooperative engagement between the work and thework-performing member.

40. The combination with a work-performing member of a work holder,means to bring the work and the work performing member together, and acooperative workperforming member carried by the work carrier andorganized to accentuate the pressure upon the work in the region of thework-performing member.

41. The combination with a series of workperforming members, a rotarycarrier on which said members are mounted, means for locating a chosenmember in the working position, aWork-performing member, a carriageprovided with means for the reception of the work, a cooperativework-performing member carried by the carriage and organized to engagethe work at a suitable point, means for advancing the carriage, meanscontrolled by said advancing means for advancing the cooperativework-performing member, an oscillatory arm carried by thework-performing member carrier, a spur wheel. upon the carrier, a sectoradjacent thereto, means for oscillating said arm to oscillate'thework-performing members, and means controlled by said oscillatory armfor .actuatingthe means for advancing the earriage and cooperativework-performing member.

42. The combination with work-perfornr ing member of means to shift thework towardthe performing member, and means to apply pressure to theWork at an angle to the work-performing member and to the line ofadvance of the work. 7

43. The combination with a die, of means whereby the work and die mayhave a relative movement and means to act upon the work to advance it inexcess of the movement.

44. The combinationewith a work-performing member, of means for movingthe member and a blank relatively, and means for advancing a portion ofthe blank in a direction opposite to the said relative movement. V

45. The combination with a work-performing member, of means for shiftingthe same into working position, a work-carrying member, means foradvancing the work against the work-performing member, a cooperativework-performing member, and means for advancing the same against thework during the advance of the carrier.

46. The combination with a series of Work-performing members, of meansfor shifting a chosen work-performing member to a working position,means for holding the Work and provided with a portion for holding themajor portion thereof, a face overhanging such portion, a face slopingaway from such portion, and a work-performing member carried by thecarriage and organized toengage the portion of the work held betweensuch overhanging face and such sloping face. 7

47. The combination with a series of selective work-performing members,of means for shifting a selected work performing member to aworkingposition, work carrier" provided with means for holding the work, and awork-performing member carried by thecarrier and organized for engagingthe blank. v

48. The combination with a work-performing member, of means to hold thework, means to bring said member'and work into operative engagement,means to cause relative movement between the work and workperformingmember, and means to accentuate such cooperative engagement between thework and the work-performing member.

49. The combination with a work-performing member, of a work holder,means to bring the work and the work performing member together, and acooperative workperforming member organized to accentuate the pressureupon the work.

50. The combination with a series of selective work-performing members,a carrier on which said members are mounted, means for locating a chosenmember in the working position, a member provided with means for thereception of the work, a cooperative work-performing member ca r 16d bythe member and organized for engaging the work at a suitable point,means for advancing the member, means controlled by said advancing meansfor advancing the cooperative work-performing member, a member carriedby the work performing member, an oscillatory arm carried by thework-performing member carrier, a spur wheel upon the carrier, a sectionadjacent thereto, means for oscillating said arm to oscillate theworkperforming members, and means controlled by said oscillatory arm foractuating the means for advancing the member and eo operativework-performing member.

51. The combination with a work-performing member, of means to cause arelative movement of the work and the workperforming member, and meansto create pressure between the work and member at an angle to thework-performing member and to the line of advance of the work.

52. The combination with a working-tool, of a work-holder, feeding meansoperative upon the holder for bringing the tool and work into workingengagement, and auxiliary means for acting upon the work in excess ofthe feed of the holder.

53. The combination with a working-tool, of feeding means, and means toact upon a portion of the work in excess of the feed.

54. The combination avith a die, of a blank carriage, means foradvancing the carriage and die relatively, and means carried by thecarriage for squeezing a portion of the blank carried thereby againstthe die.

55. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank bodily inthe general direction of the die, and means to advance a portion of theblank in the direction of the die.

56. The combination with a die, of means for shifting said die into theworking position, a blank carriage, means for advancing a blank carriedby the same against the die, a cooperative die carried by the carriage,and means for advancing the same against the blank during the advance ofthe carriage.

W was 57. The combination with a number of dies, of means to shift achosen die to the working position a carriage for a blank provided witha channel to hold the blank an overhanging portion of such channel, aportion extending away from such channel, and a die carried by thecarriage and organized to engage the portion of the blank held be tweensuch overhanging portion and the eX- tending face.

58. The combination with a die, of means to hold a blank, means to bringthe blank and die into impressing engagement, means to cause relativemovement between the die and blank at the point of impression, and meansto accentuate the pressure between the blank and the die.

59. The combination with a die, of a blank holder, means to press theblank and die together, and a cooperative die carried by the holder andorganized to localize the pressure upon the blank in the region of thedie.

60. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank toward thedie, and means to apply pressure to the blank at an angle to the face ofthe die and to the line of advance of the blank.

61. The combination with a die, of means to advance a blank toward thedie in a line substantially perpendicular to the normal face of the die,means to apply pressure upon a line at an angle thereto, to one side ofthe blank, and means to move the die during such application ofpressure.

62. The combination with a die, of a work holder, feeding meansoperative upon the holder for bringing the die and work into workingengagement, and auxiliary feeding means for acting upon a portion onlyof the work in the holder.

6-3. The combination with a die, of a blank holder provided with ananvil, means for feeding the holder toward the die, and means carried bythe holder for pressing a portion of the blank against the anvil and thedie.

64. The combination with a series of dies,

of means for shifting a selected die into the working position a blankholder, means for advancing a. blank held by the same against the die, acooperative die, and means for advancing the cooperative die against theblank during the advance of the said blank.

65. The combination with a die, of a blank holder, means for advancingthe carriage toward the die, a die carried by the blank carriage forforcing a portion of the blank against said die, and means for actuatingthe said die.

66. The combination with a-die, of a blank holder having an overhangingface, means for advancing the holder toward the die, and a die movabletoward said former die and overhanging face.

67. The combination with a die, of a blank holder provided with an anvilface, and means for pressing a portion of a blank in said holder towardsaid die and anvil face.

68. The combination with a die, means for feeding a blank, an anvil, andmeans for forcing a portion of the blank toward said die and anvil.

69. The combination with a die, of means for feeding a blank, an anvil,and means for forcing a portion of said blank toward said die and anvilat an angle to the normal plane of feed.

Signed at Nos. 9-15 Murray st., New York, N. Y., this 9th day of March,1903.

FRANCIS H. RICHARDS.

l/Vitnesses:

FRED. J. Donn, J OHN O. SEIFERT.

